by GrowSmart Maine | Jan 12, 2022 | GrowSmart News
We’re thrilled to be featured in the December 2021 Edition #16 of Front Page, the e-magazine published by the Northern New England Chapter of the American Planning Association. The Summit, held on November 4th, honored four outstanding organizations, projects,...
by GrowSmart Maine | Jun 24, 2021 | Smart Growth Updates
Housing Choices: A Key Part of Maine’s Future Jeff Levine, GrowSmart Maine board member Housing is not always seen as part of a state’s economic competitiveness. However, providing a safe place for workers to come home to is as important as providing them with...
by GrowSmart Maine | Jun 17, 2021 | GrowSmart News
How Will COVID Reshape Maine Communities? Ben Smith, AICP North Star Planning & GrowSmart Maine Board Chair COVID has pushed Maine’s already super-heated real estate market up into overdrive. Going into 2020, the housing market in Southern Maine was already...
by GrowSmart Maine | Apr 30, 2021 | Smart Growth Updates
Broadband is good. Sprawl is not. How can Maine have one without the other?Affordable internet access does not guarantee a sustainable future, but the lack of it will stymie any other efforts to positively advance economic opportunities for all. We have thoughts on...
by GrowSmart Maine | Dec 11, 2020 | GrowSmart News
As Octivia Butler wrote “the only lasting truth is Change”. We can all attest that the year of 2020 has been full of lasting truth. As we wrap up this year, and look forward to (hopefully) fewer unprecedented moments in 2021, we invite you to take a...